Ian Henry joined the men's soccer staff in July 2019. Henry came to SIUE after spending the 2018 season at Central Arkansas of the Missouri Valley Conference. He helped guide the Bears to the 2018 MVC regular season and tournament title. From 2015-2017 Henry was the top assistant coach at Evansville. He spent two seasons at Drury, a Division II institution in Springfield, Missouri. All three of those programs increased their winning percentages during the time Henry was on staff. He began his college coaching career at SIUE, spending the 2011 season as the Cougars Director of Operations. Henry holds coaching licenses from the Football Association of Ireland and the United States Soccer Federation. Originally from Dublin, Ireland, Henry played college soccer at Missouri Baptist where he earned a bachelors in sports management.  Henry and wife, Christina, have two children, son, Noah (8) and daughter Mia (8 months).